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My Relative Was In The Hospital For 3 Days Before Going To The Nursing Home For Rehabilitation But They Were Not Admitted And Just Held For Observation. I Was Told Medicare Will Not Pay For Any Nursing Home Rehabilitation. Is That True?

Yes. You must be admitted to the hospital for at least 3 days in order to get any Medicare coverage for rehabilitation in the nursing home. Being held for observation, but not being admitted, does not count toward the 3 day requirement. Without Medicare coverage, you will either have to pay privately or apply for Medicaid.

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Our firm focuses our practice on estate planning and Medicaid planning. We are also very experienced in handling elder law, irrevocable trust , revocable trust, basic estate planning(Will, Power of Attorney, Health Care Proxy), Medicaid law , and children with disabilities / supplemental (special) needs trust matters.

The Koldin Law Center handles the entire Medicaid application process for the client with the goal of preserving and protecting some or all of the family life savings from the costs of Nursing Home care.

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